Cricket-Johnson lobs Ashes grenade at beaten England

MELBOURNE, June 7 (Reuters) - Former Australia test player Adam Gilchrist can relate to the ongoing pay dispute between the board and the cricketers and is optimistic of a timely resolution of the row which has cast a shadow of doubt over this year's Ashes ...

MELBOURNE, May 10 (Reuters) - The new Perth Stadium will not be finished in time for the third Ashes test between Australia and England in December and the match will therefore be hosted at the traditional WACA ground, Cricket Australia confirmed on Wednesday.

India opener Shikhar Dhawan returned to the Test fold in style striking a career-best 190 off 168 balls on the opening day of the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle to guide India to 399/3 at stumps India vs Sri Lanka - Complete Coverage | Full Schedule ...

Australian golfer Jarrod Lyle is in hospital undergoing tests in Melbourne, his family said on Wednesday, prompting fears he is facing a third battle against acute myeloid leukemia.

Michelle Payne, the first woman jockey to ride a Melbourne Cup winner, has been suspended from racing for a month after testing positive for a banned appetite suppressant.

In a bid to preserve Test cricket, former Pakistan batsman Rameez Raja has asked the International Cricket Council (ICC) to set aside a two-month window solely for Test matches."I feel that the ICC has a decent plan in the shape of the World Test ...

Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland said the impasse threatens next month's tour of Bangladesh, the One-Day International series in India that follows and even the home Ashes series at the end of the year. Cricket Australia proposed taking their pay dispute with the nation's elite players to arbitration if there is no resolution by early next week, chief executive James Sutherland said on Thursday.Australia's top players have effectively been unemployed since the previous ...

Du Plessis warning to England debutant Westley IMAGE: Faf du Plessis during a nets session. Photograph: Phil Walter/Getty Images New England batsman Tom Westley has been promised a debut to remember when he makes his first Test appearance in Thursday's third Test against South Africa at The Oval. The 28-year-old Essex player, batting at number three in place of the injured Gary Balance, will take confidence from his century for the England Lions in their recent warm-up game against the ...

'I don’t want to run around things too much. I am going to keep doing my work and follow my process. I love doing my fitness drills and work on my skill level. I knew if it has to come, it will come' IMAGE: Shikhar Dhawan plays a shot en route his 190 on Day 1 of the Galle Test on Wednesday. Photograph: Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters Shikhar Dhawan was left hurt after being dropped from the Indian Test team but says he remained confident of making his way back into the longest format sooner ...